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Co-designing a monitoring system to support patient safety in emergency care

Going to a hospital can be a stressful and anxious experience for many patients, particularly those needing emergency care. These individuals are more likely to wait long hours to be treated, admitted, or discharged. Portuguese emergency departments (EDs) are struggling to treat patients quickly and safely due to the increased number of patients going into Eds (Brazão et al. 2016). This situation highlights con...

Designing to ensure good communication in hospital

Este projeto foi proposto como uma oportunidade para melhorar a comunicação hospitalar. Principalmente, para perceber como é que o design pode ajudar a repensar a comunicação entre pessoas com demência e profissionais de saúde, durante o período de internamento no Serviço de Ortopedia Hospitalar. O projeto envolveu uma equipa de investigadoras em design (a investigadora principal do LiDA e a estudante do Mestra...

A Review of Wearable Sensor Patches for Patient Monitoring

Wearable sensor patches are potent tools for patient monitoring in hospital care, with a particular focus on the Emergency Department waiting areas. They can enhance patient safety by alerting healthcare professionals to abnormal changes in vital physiological signals. Wearable sensors have been shown to be useful in monitoring patients’ vital signs continuously and in real-time in emergency rooms. However, the...

Codesigning um sistema de monitorização para apoiar a segurança de utentes no s...

O projeto SafeTrack foi proposto como uma oportunidade para apoiar a segurança dos utentes durante a sua passagem pelo serviço de urgência hospitalar (SUH), através do desenvolvimento de um novo sistema de monitorização de utentes. O projeto envolve uma equipa multidisciplinar de investigadores do Politécnico de Leiria das áreas da saúde, informática, eletrónica e design, e empresas especializadas em desenvolvi...

Ethical decision-making at the end-of-life during the COVID-19 pandemic: a syst...

Ethical decision-making at the end-of-life during the COVID-19 pandemic: a syst...

Co-designing new resources to support better quality end of life care with peop...

As more people die with dementia, end of life care discussions are growing in importance. Alastair Macdonald and colleagues report on their study and explain how co-designing new resources could help to strengthen support at the end of life

Synthesise existing knowledge: promoting interventions of dignity in the adult ...

Promoting interventions of dignity in the adult and elderly in palliative care Aim: Synthesise existing knowledge about the promoting interventions of dignity in the adult and elderly in palliative care Background: The longevity increasement, the increase in chronic and progressive diseases, as well as changes in the family network, they have caused impact on the organization of health systems and resource...

Revisão integrativa da literatura: intervenções promotoras da dignidade da pess...

Objetivo: Sintetizar o conhecimento existente acerca das intervenções promotoras da dignidade do adulto e idoso em cuidados paliativos Abordagem teórica: O aumento da longevidade, o incremento das doenças crónicas, as alterações na rede familiar, têm impacto crescente na organização dos sistemas de saúde e nos recursos destinados aos doentes crónicos. Os Cuidados Paliativos terão uma importância crescente (Plan...

Distribution and expression of leptin in major salivary glands of a hyperleptin...

Saliva production is mainly regulated by the autonomic nervous system (sympathetic and parasympathetic); however studies indicate a possible hormonal influence on the control of salivary secretion. This study aims to assess if the induction of increased levels of circulating leptin influence the immunohistochemical expression of leptin at the level of major salivary glands in Wistar rats. It was found that the ...